A statue of George Floyd set up in Brooklyn has been defaced just less than a week after its unveiling.
The 700-pounds bronze statue of George Floyd was unveiled in Brooklyn, a predominantly African American city in Newark on June 19, in commemoration of the Juneteenth celebration.
The statue, which depicts Floyd sitting on a bench, was commissioned by actor and filmmaker Leon Pinkeye and sculpted by artist Stanley Watts as a donation to the city.
The statue was, however, defaced on Thursday with white and black spray paint.
The surveillance footage showed four unidentified individuals who approached the statue at around 3.40am, before they walked away a short time later.
According to the police, the vandalism is being treated as a hate crime.
This act was carried out day before the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in Floyd’s death, Derek Chauvin, is set to face sentencing.
Floyd, whose death sparked a global outcry against police brutality and racial injustice had his one year death anniversary celebrated last month with the US president inviting his family to the White House.
